Store owner offers $2,000 reward for info on shooters

A Milwaukee convenience store owner still recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered during an armed robbery of his store in February is now offering a $2,000 reward to find the two men responsible.

Police released surveillance video of the shooting in hopes someone will come forward with information.

Louie, the owner of the Lincoln Supermarket, said he is speaking up for justice and to protect the neighborhood.

"[It is] tough to come back to work, but you have a lot of support around you; you have your family support, and you have your neighborhood support," he said.

"This is a family business, and we've been here for almost 25 years, and we've always been fair and respectful to everybody, and we feel the same way about the neighborhood, so we came up with the reward to find closure for the whole thing," Louie said.

Louie and a coworker were shot after they handed money over to the two men during the robbery. His coworker lost his right eye in the incident. Louie's right hand was injured

"I'm not able to do what I used to do. Because of the severity of the injuries, I've needed a lot of help from my wife, my family," he said.

Louie said the surrounding business community has lost their sense of security since the robbery.

"After the incident happened to me, most of my business neighbors, they armed themselves and their employees because they are not taking a chance about any criminals coming over here into this area," he said.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the robbers is asked to contact Milwaukee police.

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